diff --git a/libdc/CMakeLists.txt b/libdc/CMakeLists.txt
index c6d94d8..0cfae74 100644
--- a/libdc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libdc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SET(SOURCES
   "include/dc/util.h"
   "src/account.c"
   "src/api.c"
+  "src/api-channel.c"
   "src/api-friends.c"
   "src/apisync.c"
   "src/channel.c"
diff --git a/libdc/include/dc/api.h b/libdc/include/dc/api.h
index 503abfd..cbb6665 100644
--- a/libdc/include/dc/api.h
+++ b/libdc/include/dc/api.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <dc/apisync.h>
 #include <dc/account.h>
 #include <dc/guild.h>
+#include <dc/channel.h>
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
@@ -59,6 +60,16 @@ bool dc_api_get_userinfo(dc_api_t api, dc_account_t login,
 bool dc_api_get_userguilds(dc_api_t api, dc_account_t login,
                            GPtrArray **guilds);
 
+/**
+ * Create a 1:1 or 1:N DM channel with the given recipients. The recipients must
+ * have their ID (snowflake) set. Returns the new channel, complete with ID, and
+ * all in "channel". Note that the "login" user is automatically added to the DM
+ * session, so it is not needed to add him to recipients.
+ */
+bool dc_api_create_channel(dc_api_t api, dc_account_t login,
+                           dc_account_t *recipients, size_t nrecp,
+                           dc_channel_t *channel);
+
 /**
  * Fetch a list of friends of the login account "login". The friends are stored
  * within the login object.
diff --git a/libdc/src/api-channel.c b/libdc/src/api-channel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..103cd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libdc/src/api-channel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <dc/api.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+
+bool dc_api_create_channel(dc_api_t api, dc_account_t login,
+                           dc_account_t *recipients, size_t nrecp,
+                           dc_channel_t *channel)
+{
+    bool ret = false;
+    json_t *data = NULL, *array = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+    char *url = NULL;
+    dc_channel_t c = NULL;
+    size_t i = 0;
+
+    return_if_true(api == NULL || login == NULL || channel == NULL, false);
+
+    asprintf(&url, "users/%s/channels", dc_account_id(login));
+    goto_if_true(url == NULL, cleanup);
+
+    /* build a JSON object that contains one array called "recipients":
+     * {"recipients": ["snowflake#1", "snowflake#N"]}
+     */
+    data = json_object();
+    array = json_array();
+    goto_if_true(data == NULL || array == NULL, cleanup);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nrecp; i++) {
+        dc_account_t r = recipients[0];
+        if (dc_account_id(r) == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        json_array_append_new(array, json_string(dc_account_id(r)));
+    }
+
+    goto_if_true(json_array_size(array) == 0, cleanup);
+    json_object_set_new(data, "recipients", array);
+
+    reply = dc_api_call_sync(api, "POST", dc_account_token(login), url, data);
+    goto_if_true(reply == NULL, cleanup);
+
+    c = dc_channel_from_json(reply);
+    goto_if_true(c == NULL, cleanup);
+
+    *channel = c;
+
+cleanup:
+
+    free(url);
+    json_decref(reply);
+    json_decref(data);
+
+    return ret;
+}